Hand-Raised Pork Pie

Name: Hand-Raised Pork Pie
Ingredients: 12oz self-raising flour; ½ teaspoon Salt; ½ teaspoon powdered sage; Salt and pepper; Salt and pepper; 1lb pork bones or a trotter; 4oz lard; ¼ pint water; 1 egg; 1¼lb shoulder pork; 1 onion; 2 pints water; 1 teaspoon gelatine

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Farmhouse Kitchen

By Mary Norwak

Published 1991

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Ingredients

12oz self-raising flour
½ teaspoon Salt
4oz

Method

Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl. Boil the lard and the water in a pan. When dissolved, pour into the centre of the flour while hot. Work all together until a smooth dough is obtained. Cut off a third of the dough and reserve for the lid. Work the remainder on a floured board, gradually moulding to form a bowl shape. (A cake tin can be used as a guide.) Put on a greased baking sheet and fil